| Module
Title: 9a/b Inheritance and fit and healthy
| Task
no |
Details
of the homework task set |
| 1 |
Leaflet
on the effects of drugs on the body (for a parent) |
| 2 |
Design
a weekly fitness regime (including diet) for a person training
for the Olympics |
| 3 |
Revise for a test on this module |
Module Title: 9c/d Plants
| Task
no |
Details
of the homework task set |
| 1 |
Poster
on the requirements and products of photosynthesis |
| 2 |
Research
project on GM crops and selective breeding |
| 3 |
Revise
for a test on this module |
Module
Title: 9e History of metals and metal compounds
| Task
no |
Details
of the homework task set |
| 1 |
Research
the history of the Periodic table (using either Google or library
books) |
| 2 |
‘Copper
for Caesar’ Using reactivity series to extract copper from
copper ore using charcoal |
| 3 |
Revise
for a test on this module |
Module Title: 9f Patterns of reactivity
| Task
no |
Details
of the homework task set |
| 1 |
Do
worksheet on displacement reactions |
| 2 |
Write
a story about what happens when flashy fluorine
meets the happy couple sodium chloride |
| 3 |
Revise
for a test on this module |
Module
Title: 9g Environmental chemistry and using chemistry
| Task
no |
Details
of the homework task set |
| 1 |
Complete
the worksheet on air pollution |
| 2 |
Do
poster on global warming using keywords |
| 3 |
Revise
for a test on this module |
Module
Title: 9h Energy and electricity
| Task
no |
Details
of the homework task set |
| 1 |
‘Life
without electricity’ Create a booklet or presentation about
this topic |
| 2 |
Plan
an environmentally friendly island using alternative energy
resources |
| 3 |
Revise
for a test on this module |
Module
Title: 9i Gravity and space
| Task
no |
Details
of the homework task set |
| 1 |
Find
out about the progress of Beagle 2.
produce a poster |
| 2 |
Research
the development of our theories of the solar system |
| 3 |
Revise
for a test on this module |
Module
Title: 9j Speeding up
| Task
no |
Details
of the homework task set |
| 1 |
Produce
a project on streamlining. Why is it used? Where is it used?
How does it work? |
| 2 |
Write
a letter to your local council suggesting why the speed limits
for built up areas should be reduced to 20mph and those for
motorways to 50mph |
| 3 |
Revise
for a test on this module |
Module Title: 9k Pressure and moments
| Task
no |
Details
of the homework task set |
| 1 |
You
are a sales manager or a company selling the world’s smallest
snow shoes. Design an advertising campaign to sell them don’t
forget a slogan |
| 2 |
Design
a machine to weigh a Bunsen burner. It should be as accurate
as you can make it |
| 3 |
Revise
for a test on this module |
If
you finish the set homework task in less than the prescribed 30 minutes,
then you should spend the remainder of the time learning the keyword
vocabulary. This is issued at the start of each module.
Useful Websites :
www.science.qld.gov.au/sciencecentreexhibits Queensland Science Centre ‘Seeing Sound’
www.saveenergy.co.uk Energy Efficiency
www.natenergy.org.uk National Energy Foundation
www.greenenergy.org.uk National Energy Foundation
www.bbc.co.uk/science/scienceshack
www.eren.doe.gov/roofus Rufus solar house
www.fearofphysics.com/SunMoon
www.schoolsobservatory.org.uk/uninow Universe now
www.fourmilab.ch/earthview
www.starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild Astronomy
www.astro.uiuc.edu/projects/data/Seasons
www.scienceu.com/observatory/articles/seasons
www.earthimaging.com
www.earthbrowser.com
www.noether.physics.ubc.ca/Software/resources
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